BREAKING: NBA suspends its season after a player on the Utah Jazz preliminarily tests positive for coronavirus.
The NBA suspended its season on Wednesday after a player on the Utah Jazz preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The test result was reported shortly prior to tip-off of Wednesday night’s game between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder. The game was canceled immediately. The affected player was not in the arena at the time of cancelation. The NBA also announced that it would be using the hiatus to determine next steps.
The move by the NBA is the biggest to date in response to concerns about spreading coronavirus. Earlier on Wednesday, the NCAA said it wouldReporters at the Jazz-Thunder game tweeted that the entire stadium was emptied and both teams were quarantined in their locker rooms. The suspension of the NBA season follows an announcement by the Golden State Warriors that they would be playing a game on Thursday night without fans.
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